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History now : 3 : community and remembrance / John Barwick and Lauren O'Brien.
About the series. "History Now is an exciting new series which directly supports the Australian Curriculum History component ... The emphasis of the History Now series is Australian history in a world context ... Information is presented in both textual and visual form. This enables learners to fully appreciate the information, and gives insights into the lives of people in the past. The stimulus texts include recounts of historical events, biographies, portraits, retrieval charts and tables, contemporary and modern maps, contemporary illustrations, photographs, timelines, breakout boxes, lists, journal entries and eyewitness accounts ... A CD-ROM ... allows the individual teacher a digital copy of the book for single classroom use. The CD also supplies many other valuable resources such as research sheets, further activities on the topic and a comprehensive answer section." - Back cover. About this volume. Students consider: "The importance of Country and Place to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples who belong to a local area. (This is intended to be a local area study with a focus on one Language group; however, if information or sources are not readily available, another representative area may be studied) ONE important example of change and ONE important example of continuity over time in the local community, region or state/territory; for example, in relation to the areas of transport, work, education, natural and built environments, entertainment, daily life; The role that people of diverse backgrounds have played in the development and character of the local community; Days and weeks celebrated or commemorated in Australia (including Australia Day, ANZAC Day, Harmony Week, National Reconciliation Week, NAIDOC week and National Sorry Day) and the importance of symbols and emblems; Celebrations and commemorations in other places around the world; for example, Bastille Day in France, ." - unnumbered page, after title page. The book also assists students develop historical skills such as exploring a range of sources and developing a narrative account about the past. About the series. "History Now is an exciting new series which directly supports the Australian Curriculum History component ... The emphasis of the History Now series is Australian history in a world context ... Information is presented in both textual and visual form. This enables learners to fully appreciate the information, and gives insights into the lives of people in the past. The stimulus texts include recounts of historical events, biographies, portraits, retrieval charts and tables, contemporary and modern maps, contemporary illustrations, photographs, timelines, breakout boxes, lists, journal entries and eyewitness accounts ... A CD-ROM ... allows the individual teacher a digital copy of the book for single classroom use. The CD also supplies many other valuable resources such as research sheets, further activities on the topic and a comprehensive answer section." - Back cover. About this volume. Students consider: "The importance of Country and Place to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples who belong to a local area. (This is intended to be a local area study with a focus on one Language group; however, if information or sources are not readily available, another representative area may be studied) ONE important example of change and ONE important example of continuity over time in the local community, region or state/territory; for example, in relation to the areas of transport, work, education, natural and built environments, entertainment, daily life; The role that people of diverse backgrounds have played in the development and character of the local community; Days and weeks celebrated or commemorated in Australia (including Australia Day, ANZAC Day, Harmony Week, National Reconciliation Week, NAIDOC week and National Sorry Day) and the importance of symbols and emblems; Celebrations and commemorations in other places around the world; for example, Bastille Day in France, ." - unnumbered page, after title page. The book also assists students develop historical skills such as exploring a range of sources and developing a narrative account about the past.